Lizard Creek near Fort Dodge, IA

River level and flood forecast · Webster County

Normal5.9 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM

The last 7 days and the forecast

5.65.866.26.46.6TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Highest crests on record

  1. 16 ft — June 23, 1947
  2. 13.21 ft — June 20, 1954
  3. 11.9 ft — September 1, 1962
  4. 11.11 ft — May 20, 1944
  5. 11.1 ft — April 7, 1965

Recent crests: 8.27 ft (February 24, 1995) · 4.03 ft (January 2, 1982) · 7.5 ft (May 23, 1981) · 6.52 ft (June 16, 1980) · 9.51 ft (March 30, 1979)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FLZI4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.